Putting Perl
to All-Purpose Use--Burlington Coat Factory has a record of adopting
technologies like UNIX and Java. And they're using Perl as a scripting
language for just about anything you can think of.
Running Perl in the
Engine--ICplanet unveiled its new Web site this week, officially
entering the temporary staffing market. Driving ICplanet's Web-based
service is a Perl-infused SmartSearch engine.
Perl 5.6.0 is
out! Read about the first major release of Perl since 5.005 came out
in July 1998.
In Agilent
Puts Perl to Work, you can read how the Hewlett-Packard
subsidiary used Perl to construct a fast, high-traffic e-commerce
Web site.
Perl Excels at Quick
Add-ons to Existing Applications--In a real-life example of
the Open Source process at work, we learn how Dave Demko used Perl to build
operations-support systems for telecommunications providers.
Early bird registration has opened for the O'Reilly Open Source
Software Convention and
The Perl Conference
4.0. Register now and save!
Ten
Perl Myths--Writing for The O'Reilly Network, Simon
Cozens counts the ways people are misinformed about Perl, and then sets
them straight.
Open Source Software is changing the nature of the software industry, but
how do you find the right books to guide the way? We've just published an
updated version of the ever-popular O'Reilly Open
Source Bibliography. It lists the very best books, including those
by other publishers.
With the Web morphing into an unprecedented data warehouse, it's no small
thing to mediate between the Perl programming language and virtually any
database.
In an
exclusive interview with Alligator Descartes and Tim Bunce, the
authors of
Programming the Perl
DBI talk about the origins of the DBI, their
respective roles, and why they wrote the book.
